Plow-fender.



S. L. PENNY.

PLOW FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2a, 1910.

985,627. Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

1w: NORRIS PETERS cm, wisumsmrv. 04 c4 STANCIL L. PENNY, OF LAURINBURG,NORTH CAROLINA.

PLOW-FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

Application filed November 29, 1910. Serial No. 594,714.

" To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANCIL L. PENNY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Laurinburg, in the county of Scotland, State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plow-Fenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in plow fenders and the leadingobject of the invention is to provide a fender which is adapted to ridealong the ground and which is provided with a simple clamping device foradjustably and pivotally supporting the same on a plow beam.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists incertain c nstruc tions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearlydescribed in the following specification and clearly illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation showingthe improved fender applied to a plow. Fig. 2 is a detail transversesectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of a modified construction. Fig. 1 is a vertical sectionalview taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 5 denotes the upper orsupporting bar of the fender, which has secured thereto depending fendermembers 6 and 7, the fender member 6 being secured at some distance fromthe attached end of the bar 5 and the fender memher 7 being secured tothe rear end of said bar A bowed ground contacting member 8 is securedby its end to the lower terminals of the fender members 6 and 7 andabove said bowed ground contacting member 8 and below the supporting bar5 wire rods 9 are arranged, said rods being fastened by their ends tothe vertical fender members 6 and 7.

The inner end of the bar 5 is formed with an opening through which thepivot 10 is passed. The pivot 10 also passes through the vertical arm 11of the supporting bracket 12, which bracket is formed on one end with ahead piece 18. The vertical arm 11 of the bracket 12 is formed withthree longitudinally spaced openings 14: whereby the supporting bar 5may be adjustably secured.

The bracket 12 is secured to the beam 15 by means of a clamp 16. Theclamp 16 is formed with a U-shaped beam engaging portion 17 which isadapted to be placed astride the beam 15 with the lower part of said U-shaped portion depending below the beam. The clamp 16 is also formedwith an extension 18 terminating in a vertical flange or bar 19. Aclamping bolt 20 is passed through the clamp 16 and under the beam 15 sothat the bracket 12 will be securely held to said beam 15.

The improved fender can be readily secured to any plow beam and when inuse will effectively protect plants along the line of cultivation.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 1 of the drawings 21 denotes a clamping memberformed U- shaped and adapted to be placed astride the plow beam 15. Theclamping member 21 is formed with a depending U-shaped terminal 22, thesides 23 of which are formed with vertical spaced registering openings24 through which the bolt 25 can be passed. The clamping member 21 issecured to the beam 15 by means of the bolt 26 which passes throughalining openings formed in the said member 21 and in the outer side 23of the U- shaped terminal 22. The belt 25 is adapted to hold the lowerend 27 of the bracket 12 which is provided with the head-piece 28similar to the head-piece 13. On the upper end of the bracket 12 the bar29 is pivoted by the bolt 30. The bar 29 supports a fender frame 31which is formed similar to the fender frame 8 and which is providedwith. the horizontal fender bars 32 having curved rearward ends 33 thefender bar 29 supports a cotter knife 34T located forwardly of thefender frame 31. By means of the vertically spaced openings 21 of theU-shaped terminal 22 the bracket 12 can be supported at differentelevations and the fender frame 31 consequently held in differentpositions with relation to the plow beam 15.

What is claimed is A fender plow comprising a supporting bar havingdepending end fender members secured thereto, a bowed ground contactingmember secured by its ends to the lower terminals of the fender members,wire rods secured by their ends to the fender members, an L-shapedbracket pivotally secured to the inner end of the supporting bar, and abeam clamp secured to said bracket, said beam In testimonyWl161eOf,I{lfliX my signature,

clamp comprising an inverted U -shaped l 1n presence of two Witnesses.

beam straddling portion and a lateral ex- T T T T tension adapted toreceive one arm of the i STAB OIL PELAX' Witnesses:

1 G. D. MCCORMICK,

i S. W. CovrNGToN.

bracket, and a clamping bolt extending through the inverted portion andthe extension thereof.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

